Tag: Alexander Skvortsov
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Soyuz crew docks with space station; Pence reaffirms commitment to moon missions
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The three new crew members delivered to the space station by the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft — Luca Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov and Andrew Morgan — join three other Expedition 60 crew members on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV Fifty years to the day after Neil Armstrong stepped…
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Live coverage: U.S.-Russian-Italian crew arrives at space station
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On Apollo anniversary, Soyuz crew set for launch to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Italian flight engineer Luca Parmitano during training in Star City, Russia. Credit: NASA/Beth Weissinger Fifty years to the day after Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon, a NASA astronaut, an Italian flight engineer and a Russian…
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Soyuz crew vehicle arrives at launch pad in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to a launch pad in Kazakhstan early Thursday in preparation for liftoff Saturday with a Russian commander, Italian flight engineer and U.S. astronaut heading for the International Space Station. The three-stage Soyuz-FG rocket rode a rail car from an assembly building to Launch Pad No. 1 at the…
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First German commander among astronauts named for station flights
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates astronaut Alexander Gerst on his selection as commander of the International Space Station’s Expedition 58 crew. Credit: ESA/Grothues International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut…
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First German commander among astronauts named for station flights
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulates astronaut Alexander Gerst on his selection as commander of the International Space Station’s Expedition 58 crew. Credit: ESA/Grothues International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut…